Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission

The Commission prides itself on our robust community engagement, with a focus on elevating community voices in our ongoing efforts to catalyze transformational change across California’s behavioral health system. The Community Engagement Map is an online tool that highlights all the Commission’s past, current, and future community engagement efforts, while simultaneously revealing areas where the Commission needs to expand it’s outreach. Visit the Community Engagement Map: https://lnkd.in/gB4rTdHJ

The Commission is hiring! We're seeking a Consulting Psychologist to provide leadership to the Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) staff on culturally competent, recovery-oriented best practices related to the implementation of the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA). Read more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gCpv5qf3

During our May Commission meeting, Commissioners and the public received an update on the Full Service Partnership (FSP) project. This update focused on continued efforts to drive improvement in FSP service delivery and the opportunities that behavioral health transformation establishes for FSPs. View the panel: https://lnkd.in/gRyheDxE

The Commission is hiring! We’re seeking a Mental Health Fellow (Clinician) to render expert assistance to support the development and execution of multiple mental health projects using a public health or macro social work perspective. The Fellow will use their voice and expertise in the mental health field to infuse research and best practices into the Commission’s policy-making and planning activities. Read more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gBuzqbHp

On June 26, MHSOAC Commissioner Rayshell Chambers and Commission staff attended the California Health and Human Services Agency’s (CalHHS) 988-Crisis Policy Advisory Group Meeting at the California Endowment in Sacramento. The agenda for this meeting focused on data goals and performance metrics, outcomes from communications workgroups, an update on Tribal and Urban Indian Engagement, and a presentation on 911/988 technical integration.

The Commission is hiring! We’re seeking a Research Scientist to serve as an entry-level social and behavioral scientist and key member of the Research and Evaluation Division at the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC). The RS I will work as a team member with other Research Scientists and Data Analysts to assist and support conducting scientific research studies and evaluation activities for management, the Commission, and committees. Read more and apply: https://lnkd.in/g6naYkU2

The Commission is hiring! We’re seeking a Staff Services Analyst to provide administrative support to Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) staff, 16 Commissioners, and Committee Members. Duties require both high level contact with commissioners, legislators, and various stakeholders in the organization. Read more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gMqU7xsu

Transformation requires collaboration. We’re proud to be a part of the Transformational Change Partnership, working to to help county behavioral health agencies successfully implement the numerous current state initiatives and reforms in ways that improve operations, relationships with community partners, and results. The Partnership is led by the University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law and includes Third Sector Capital Partners, the California Institute of Behavioral Health Solutions, the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, and the Steinberg Institute. Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission

On Friday, June 28, join the Copeland Center’s “Doors to Wellbeing” Psychiatric Advance Directives to Promote Community Living. This free webinar begins at 10 a.m. PDT and will feature MHSOAC Commissioner Rayshell Chambers as a speaker. The purpose of this seminar is “to learn how psychiatric advance directives (PAD) can promote community living! This event will describe the benefits and challenges of completing a PAD, highlight the role peers can play in advancing PAD usage, and share tools and innovations. Provider, advocate, and peer perspectives will be included.” Register here: https://lnkd.in/gp8yG-BR

On June 18, Commission grantee United Parents held their 4th Annual Parents and Caregivers for Wellness Advocacy Day in Sacramento.  Members had the opportunity to meet with state representatives to advocate for children’s mental health rights, including the Commission-supported Assembly Bill (AB) 2711 (Ramos), which would “revise school suspension and expulsion policies for drug related infractions by requiring local education agencies to create policies using a public health approach, in lieu of suspensions and expulsions.” The Commission’s Executive Director, Toby Ewing, Ph.D., had the opportunity to engage members earlier in the morning. Ewing shared personal and professional testimony about his experiences with the behavioral health system, and the Commission’s ongoing efforts to catalyze transformational change in behavioral health treatment.